Winery Rives & TerrassesCôtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu'
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu' of Winery Rives & Terrasses in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Rives & Terrasses's Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu'.
Discover the grape variety: Olivette noire
The exact origin of this variety is not known and it is not related to the white olivette. Today, it is very difficult to find the Olivette noire at wine nurseries because its multiplication is almost nil, registered however in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties list A1. There is still the possibility of grafting it yourself, provided that you get grafts that are in a satisfactory state of health, which is not always the case.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu' from Winery Rives & Terrasses are 2014, 2017, 2015, 2018 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Rives & Terrasses
The Winery Rives & Terrasses is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu'
The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu' is located in the region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Calendal or the Domaine Les Aphillanthes produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu' are Mourvèdre, Marsanne and Roussanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu' often reveals types of flavors of cream, star anise or almonds and sometimes also flavors of fig, dark fruit or cedar.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.
The word of the wine: Reserve wine (champagne)
Older wines, kept in vats or aged in wood in some houses, or kept in magnums at Bollinger. A small percentage of these wines are used in the blending of non-vintage wines in order to bring greater aromatic complexity.
